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Sep 25, 2012
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Send a Web Request

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Summary: Use the Invoke-WebRequest Windows PowerShell cmdlet to easily send a web request.    How can you easily send an HTTP or HTTPS request to a web service by using Windows PowerShell 3.0?  Use the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet. For example, the following code returns links from the Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog. (...

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Sep 25, 2012
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Use PowerShell to Automatically Download TechEd 2012 Sessions

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Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Marco Shaw, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to download TechEd 2012 session content. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a guest blogger, Windows PowerShell MVP, Marco Shaw. For more from Marco, read his other Hey, Scripting Guy! guest blogs. Here’s Marco… I wrote a Windows ...

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Sep 24, 2012
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PowerTip: Easily Find PowerShell Help Online

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Summary: Learn how to use the Online parameter from the Get-Help Windows PowerShell cmdlet.  How can you easily find updated Help information from within Windows PowerShell?  Use the Online switched parameter with the Get-Help cmdlet: Get-Help gps -Online

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Sep 24, 2012
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Where is PowerShell Updatable Help for Windows Modules?

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Summary: Get the inside scoop on what's up with Windows PowerShell 3.0 Updatable Help.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I love PowerShell 3.0—I really do. There is one thing that I do not understand, however, and that is what’s up with the Help? I mean one of the nice things in Windows PowerShell 1.0 and 2.0 was the MAN pages, b...

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Sep 23, 2012
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PowerTip: Trace What Loads with a PowerShell Module

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Summary: Use the Verbose switched parameter with the Import-Module cmdlet to trace module load activity.  How can you watch what loads when importing a Windows PowerShell module?  Use the Verbose switch when calling the Import-Module cmdlet: Import-Module psdiagnostics -verbose

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